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   odd-job
         adj 1: not regular or skilled; "found only odd-job employment"

English Dictionary: outspoken by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
odd-job man
n
  1. a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
    Synonym(s): handyman, jack of all trades, odd-job man
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
otoscope
n
  1. medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
    Synonym(s): otoscope, auriscope, auroscope
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Otus scops
n
  1. European scops owl [syn: Old World scops owl, {Otus scops}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outspan
v
  1. remove the yoke or harness from; "outspan the draft animals"
    Antonym(s): inspan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outspoken
adj
  1. given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"
    Synonym(s): outspoken, vocal
  2. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
    Synonym(s): blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outspokenly
adv
  1. in an outspoken manner; "he was outspokenly critical of the Government's new social policy"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outspokenness
n
  1. the trait of being blunt and outspoken [syn: frankness, outspokenness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outspread
adj
  1. fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide"
    Synonym(s): outspread, spread
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Supremacy \Su*prem"a*cy\, n. [Cf. F. supr[82]matie. See
      {Supreme}.]
      The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of
      power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the
      supremacy of a king or a parliament.
  
               The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the
               crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual men
               and causes.                                             --Blackstone.
  
      {Oath supremacy}, an oath which acknowledges the supremacy of
            the sovereign in spiritual affairs, and renounced or
            abjures the supremacy of the pope in ecclesiastical or
            temporal affairs. [Eng.] --Brande & C.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      5. A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.
            [Colloq.]
  
      Note: Job is used adjectively to signify doing jobs, used for
               jobs, or let on hire to do jobs; as, job printer; job
               master; job horse; job wagon, etc.
  
      {By the job}, at a stipulated sum for the work, or for each
            piece of work done; -- distinguished from time work; as,
            the house was built by the job.
  
      {Job lot}, a quantity of goods, usually miscellaneous, sold
            out of the regular course of trade, at a certain price for
            the whole; as, these articles were included in a job lot.
           
  
      {Job master}, one who lest out horses and carriages for hire,
            as for family use. [Eng.]
  
      {Job printer}, one who does miscellaneous printing, esp.
            circulars, cards, billheads, etc.
  
      {Odd job}, miscellaneous work of a petty kind; occasional
            work, of various kinds, or for various people.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Otheoscope \O"the*o*scope\, n. [Gr. [?] to push + -scope.]
      (Physics)
      An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by
      light or heat in an exhausted vessel; a modification of the
      radoimeter. --W. Crookes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Otoscope \O"to*scope\, n. [Oto- + -scope.]
      An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Otoscopeic \O`to*scope"ic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Otoscopy \O*tos"co*py\, n. (Med.)
      The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outcept \Out*cept"\, prep.
      Except. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgive \Out*give"\, v. t.
      To surpass in giving. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outkeeper \Out"keep`er\, n. (Surv.)
      An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in
      chaining.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outspan \Out*span"\, v. t. & i. [D. uitspannen.]
      To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon. [S. Africa]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outsparkle \Out*spar"kle\, v. t.
      To exceed in sparkling.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outspeak \Out*speak"\, v. t.
      1. To exceed in speaking.
  
      2. To speak openly or boldly. --T. Campbell.
  
      3. To express more than. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outspeed \Out*speed"\, v. t.
      To excel in speed.
  
               Outspeed the realized miracles of steam. --Talfourd.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outspend \Out"spend`\, n.
      Outlay; expenditure. [R.]
  
               A mere outspend of savageness.               --I. Taylor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outspin \Out*spin"\, v. t.
      To spin out; to finish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outspoken \Out*spo"ken\, a.
      Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an
      outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke. -- {Out*spo"ken*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outspoken \Out*spo"ken\, a.
      Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an
      outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke. -- {Out*spo"ken*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outsport \Out*sport"\, v. t.
      To exceed in sporting. [R.] [bd]Not to outsport
      discretion.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outspread \Out*spread"\, v. t.
      To spread out; to expand; -- usually as a past part. [or]
      adj.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outspring \Out*spring"\, v. i.
      To spring out; to issue.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outsuffer \Out*suf"fer\, v. t.
      To exceed in suffering.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Otis A F B, MA
      Zip code(s): 02542

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Otisville, MI (village, FIPS 61600)
      Location: 43.16527 N, 83.52434 W
      Population (1990): 724 (291 housing units)
      Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 48463
   Otisville, NY (village, FIPS 55673)
      Location: 41.47062 N, 74.53986 W
      Population (1990): 1078 (379 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 10963

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ottsville, PA
      Zip code(s): 18942
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